Tag: National Poetry Month

  • A book spine haiku

    What came from the stars Anything is possible Oink-a-doodle-moo ——————————————- Our library network is having a book spine poetry contest and one of the categories is haiku. I love a poetry challenge so I thought I’d try. It’s harder than it seems!

  • Nightclub, by Billy Collins. #nationalpoetrymonth

    Thursday night was the annual poetry slam at the library where I work. For filler, I read a few favorite poems to the audience. And before I read them I practiced reading them into my iPhone. And because I also need filler on my blog, I am posting one of them here today: Nightclub, by…

  • What is Poetry? By Lawrence Ferlinghetti

    I have been so busy with so many things the past few weeks and have failed to mention or celebrate that it is National Poetry Month! eek! Please enjoy this Ferlinghetti poem I recorded 3 years ago with my colleague for our annual poetry slam. Her husband is playing the bongos! 😀

  • You might already know: I love poetry. April is one of my favorite months because of National Poetry Month and I like to celebrate it on my blog every April. It’s a tradition. I like to write one poem a day. It doesn’t always happen but I try. Most of the time what comes out is…

  • The Moth’s Serenade by Paul Fleischman

    Goodness, I am in a very chatty mood this month. I am full of all sorts of blog posts. Here is a poem I recorded the day before yesterday with my colleague. We are performing this together at a poetry slam at the library I work at.